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National External Diploma Program (NEDP) Info. Session
Looking for a different way to earn your high school equivalency diploma? The National External Diploma Program could be right for you! Earn your HSE diploma within 6-9 months! Must be able to dedicate a minimum of 12 hours each week while...
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Introduction to Crochet: A 6-Week Series
Learn to create a variety of shapes, textures, and projects with this six-week crochet class series, taught by fiber artist Rhiannon Platt. Students will start by learning the fundamentals of the stitches and pattern reading. Then, learn how to...
Microsoft Excel Basics
Microsoft Excel Basics introduces new and returning spreadsheet users to the basics of storing, managing and analyzing data in a spreadsheet document. This lesson covers the core features of Microsoft Excel 2010.
The topics covered in...
Computers For First Timers
Learn how to navigate computers and crush the digital divide.
Tai Chi Exercise
Learn Tai Chi exercises to maintain health and wellness.
Hotspot & Chromebook Return
The Laptop & Hotspot Loan program has come to an end, and the time has come to return your devices.
Come in to the library and ask a staff member for assistance returning your laptop and hotspot.
(NOTE: If you received a...
Open Garden Hours
Check out what's growing in our rooftop Demonstration Garden during our Friday open garden hours!
Things you can do: Observe, touch, and smell the plants Think about what you would cook with these plants Look and...
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Shape Up NYC @ Macon Library
This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full body workout. Whether you are a beginner and need to learn proper form or know your way around the gym and looking for a...
Citizenship Exam Prep Group
Join us at Brooklyn Heights to study for the U.S. Citizenship Exam!
Free No registration required Meets every weekVisit www.bklynlibrary.org/citizenship to see the schedule of all Brooklyn Public Library Citizenship Exam Prep...
Hospitality Front Desk Representative Certification Training Cancelled
First impressions starts with you! Are you interested in earning a nationally recognized hospitality front desk representative certification? Join our session to learn how you can learn the necessary skills to manage, solve problems, and handle...
Career Resources @ BPL: Training, Skills, and More
Join us at Macon Library for a dive into the knowledge and skills available through BPL, both in-person and online.
Powerful tools such as Brainfuse and Firsthand can provide you with the tools you need to understand your career path and...
Knitting Circle
Join a social circle where we can learn new skills from each other based on our own expeirences in knitting, crochet and hand-sewing. This program is not led by an instructor.
Meet up with other knitters or crocheters for self-...
Instant Shakespeare Presents: Merchant of Venice
The Instant Shakespeare Company, whose motto is "Shakespeare for Everyone!", presents annual free readings of ALL of Shakespeare's plays. Join us for various readings. Select Saturdays 1PM.
Everyone is welcome to join.
Saturday,...
Narcotics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous (NA), founded in 1953, describes itself as a "nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. Narcotics Anonymous uses a 12-step model developed for people with varied...
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Brooklyn Borough President Constituent Services
Do you need the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President to advocate or contact a city agency on your behalf?Speak with the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President Constituent Services Center in-person at East Flatbush Library on Monday,...
Microsoft Excel Basics
Microsoft Excel Basics introduces new and returning spreadsheet users to the basics of storing, managing and analyzing data in a spreadsheet document. This lesson covers the core features of Microsoft Excel 2010.
The topics covered in...
Resume & Cover Letter Help
Get help with your resume, cover letter, or career-related questions live with a librarian! Participants will receive up to 20 minutes of feedback and guidance.
Stop by the library and fill out our sign-up sheet. Make sure to bring...
Gerritsen Beach Talks Books: The Light Pirate
Do you love talking about books? Join us as we discuss:
The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton
Monday, Sept 25, at 2PM
@Gerritsen Beach Library
Books are available at the Gerritsen Beach Library...
Kitchen Container Distribution
Learn helpful tips and best practices from a DSNY representative for using your building's brown bin when curbside composting service begins in Brooklyn on October 2nd. We will also be giving away free Kitchen Containers and paper lawn...
Drop In Resume & Career Help (Brooklyn Heights)
Get free one-on-one resume help, education and career advice, interviewing prep, LinkedIn profile tips, and more with help from a Job Information Resource Librarian.
Please call the branch to confirm the times above, as they are subject...
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Brooklyn Supports
Join us for coffee and connections to social support resources and benefits assistance.
Services will cover housing, employment, substance recovery, and more.
All are welcome. We hope to see you there!
Peace by Piece: Puzzle Workshop
Come and enjoy a jigsaw puzzle to relax your mind. Take five minutes or an hour and help complete a puzzle. We'll have the puzzle out all day Tuesday and Wednesday during open hours.
BPL Home Internet Access Program (East Flatbush)
Join us to learn more about the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and how you can receive $30 off your internet service each month!!
You qualify for the discount if:
You use one of these programs: ...
Free English Class
The library offers free ESOL classes for beginners learning English.
Classes meet every week Improve your English Practice with other adults learning EnglishNo registration required.
Please call 718.230.2007 or email...
Microsoft Word 2016 Basics
Microsoft Word Basics introduces new and returning word users to the basics of using, creating, editing and publishing office documents. This lesson covers the core features of Microsoft Word 2016.
Resume Help
Would you like one-on-one assistance with your resume, cover letter, or preparing for a job interview? What about all three? Drop in, sign up, or call ahead to the East Flatbush branch to schedule an appointment with a librarian who can help you ...
Movies @ the Library
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) 1 hr. 53 min. September 26, 2023
A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork but may have met his match in a seductive detective.
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Ask A Tech
Do you have a specific question about how to use computers or find your way around the internet? No time to attend a formal class? Join our Ask A Tech program for personalized assistance.
Culture Pass Reservations 101
Adult Librarian Donald Peebles (Saratoga) will introduce patrons to using their library cards to reserve free tickets to NYC's most exciting cultural sites.
Keep Calm and Carry Yarn
Join a group of like-minded knitters and crocheters (or even cross-stitch or embroidery!) for an hour of friendship and community. Bring your handwork project to show off or get advice.
Teaching is available for beginning knitting or...
Friends of Greenpoint Library Meeting
Have ideas on how to make the branch a better place? Want to support the branch through advocacy and fundraising? Come and join the Friends of Greenpoint Library and help us plan and support our upcoming events! Bring your time and talent, and...
Yoga with Jack @ Fort Hamilton
Join us for Yoga at Fort Hamilton Enjoy the pleasure of moving your body, safely, under expert guidance. Feel your blood move and your heart beat. Laugh and have fun learn new things and make friends in a safe and relaxing environment....
Reading Club for Adults: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
We can’t choose what we inherit. But can we choose who we become?
In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett’s death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a black cake, made from a family recipe...
Astronomy Night: Rooftop Stargazing
Please note that program will be cancelled in case of forecasted clouds, rain, snow or poor visibility.
Want to learn more about what we can see in the night sky? What can we see in an urban environment with light pollution? Plenty!...
LGBTQ+ Adult Book Club/Discussion: Gay Bar by Jeremy Atherton Lin
Looking to meet other LGBTQ+ folks? Join our discussion of Gay Bar: Why We Went Out by Jeremy Atherton Lin. We meet every month to discuss an LGBTQ+ work.
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Peace by Piece: Puzzle Workshop
Come and enjoy a jigsaw puzzle to relax your mind. Take five minutes or an hour and help complete a puzzle. We'll have the puzzle out all day Tuesday and Wednesday during open hours.
Bookmobile @ Hillel Place
Brooklyn Public Library & Clarendon Branch Staff invite you to join them at Hillel Place throughout the Summer of 2023!
Members of the team will provide reference services, patrons towards library and community resources. There...
Ask a Tech
Do you have a specific question about how to use computers or find your way around the Internet? No time to attend a formal class?
Join our Ask a Tech program for personalized assistance.
If you need additional help or can’t make...
Microsoft Excel Basics
Microsoft Excel Basics introduces new and returning spreadsheet users to the basics of storing, managing and analyzing data in a spreadsheet document. This lesson covers the core features of Microsoft Excel 2010.
The topics covered in...
Hotspot & Chromebook Return
The Laptop & Hotspot Loan program has come to an end, and the time has come to return your devices.
Come in to the library and ask a staff member for assistance returning your laptop and hotspot.
(NOTE: If you received a...
NYC Housing Connect Application Assistance
Do you need assistance with finding and applying for affordable rentals and homeownership opportunities? We are here to help! NYC Housing Connect is your portal to find and apply for affordable rentals and homeownership...
Fiber Art: Crochet
Fiber Art for Adults
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Email Basics
Email Basics will teach new users the basics of email, as well as understanding its uses, services and properties. This lesson will cover:
What is email and why use it?
The various types of email providers available...
Ask- A- Tech
Having trouble with your technology devices? Do you need help accessing websites and applications? We are offering classes to help you become Tech savvy with your devices and computers. Bring yourself and your devices, if...
Resume Help
Resume and Career Help is offered on a first come first serve basis Thursday afternoons from 3 PM to 4 PM.
Services offered :
Review your resume and/ or cover letter, offer advice, and suggest edits
Answer questions about job...
Composting in NYC with Big Reuse
Learn about DSNY's curbside composting program with the non-profit organization, Big Reuse!
Big Reuse will provide information on how to receive a free brown bin, what compost is, how to start composting at home, and how to use compost!...
Curbside Composting 101 with DSNY
Come chat with the team of DSNY Big Reuse to learn more about the free brown curbside composting bins coming to Brooklyn October 2nd! Sign up for a brown bin, learn more about food scrap composting, and take home lawn bags and 1 lb....
Monthly Health Screening with One Brooklyn Health Cancelled
Please join us the last Thursday of each month for Monthly Health Screenings with One Brooklyn Health
OBH is partnering with Brooklyn Public Library's Literacy Zone to provide monthly screenings for blood pressure, diabetes...
Seed Saving Workshop with Roots Unbound
In our seed-saving workshop, participants will learn how to save and store seeds from plants for future use. This can help preserve plant biodiversity and ensure a sustainable food supply. Participants can learn about different methods of seed...
Creative Writing Workshop Cancelled
Join fellow writers and hone your craft with a writing workshop open to all adults in any genre or discipline. Bring your work or start something fresh with exercises and prompts provided. Share your work and take it home for more exploration....
